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Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Burns
Edited by Eva Burns-Lundgren

Very Short Introductions

Explores the basic principles of the main psychotherapies and their practice
Looks at the individuals who contributed to the rise of psychotherapy
Describes what can be expected from the different forms of psychotherapy and provides a balanced assessment of their effectiveness
Provides a practical focus on what happens during psychotherapy, demystifying the process for newcomers to the subject
Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - millions of copies sold worldwide

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Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Burns
Edited by Eva Burns-Lundgren

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Psychotherapy and counselling are now widely available to help people overcome emotional and psychological difficulties in their lives. They involve spending time with a professional in an emotionally safe and structured relationship to explore and express the issues that cause distress and difficulty, such as long term self-doubts, relationship problems, or the impact of a trauma or crisis. As a society, we now take this focus on talking through and understanding our identity and relationships for granted, but it is hardly more than a century old.

In this Very Short Introduction, Tom Burns and Eva Burns-Lundgren trace the development of psychotherapy from its origins in Freud's psychoanalysis to the range of different approaches - counselling, cognitive behaviour therapy, and other time-limited therapies, mindfulness, group and family therapies, and many more. Describing the processes central to them all and highlighting their differences, they demonstrate what problems each therapy are best suited for. They explain the principles behind the most commonly available types of psychotherapies and provide examples of what patients can expect when they seek such help. They conclude by examining the practice of psychotherapy - the types of training psychotherapists have, the safeguards that exist to keep practice reliable, and how one goes about choosing a psychotherapist.

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Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Burns
Edited by Eva Burns-Lundgren

Very Short Introductions

Reading Guide

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Questions for Thought and Discussion

What is the difference between psychotherapy, psychology and psychiatry?
How is counselling different from psychotherapy?
How do psychotherapists and counsellors train? Is there a qualification?
What are the three main processes in psychoanalysis?
Freud made a dramatic U-turn about the cause of neurosis. Do you think he was right?
What does an ‘interpretation’ in psychoanalysis attempt to link together?
Psychoanalysis divides the structure of the mind into three parts. What are they and how do they interact?
How did Jung’s theory and practice differ from Freud’s?
What are the three vital qualities that all psychotherapists need irrespective of their type of practice?
Does psychotherapy only suit a special type of person? What type?
What are the key distinguishing features of the three time-limited therapies described here (CAT, SFT and IPT)?
How do you think our early experiences could influence our later behaviour and relationships?
How is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) radically different from most other therapies and counselling?
CBT identifies three layers of thinking – what are they and which does it focus on most?
What are the advantages of group and family over individual therapy?
How limited is psychotherapy to our narrow Western world-view?
How has the rise of psychotherapy altered our society? What do you think has been good about it and what not so good?
Do you think we will still need psychotherapy in 50 years’ time?

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Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Burns
Edited by Eva Burns-Lundgren

Very Short Introductions

Explores the basic principles of the main psychotherapies and their practice
Looks at the individuals who contributed to the rise of psychotherapy
Describes what can be expected from the different forms of psychotherapy and provides a balanced assessment of their effectiveness
Provides a practical focus on what happens during psychotherapy, demystifying the process for newcomers to the subject
Part of the bestselling Very Short Introductions series - millions of copies sold worldwide

$11.95

Paperback

Published: 01 March 2015

144 Pages | 8 black and white illustrations

6.9 x 4.4 inches

ISBN: 9780199689361

Also Available As:

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Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Burns
Edited by Eva Burns-Lundgren

Very Short Introductions

Description

Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Burns
Edited by Eva Burns-Lundgren

Very Short Introductions

Reading Guide

PDF download Download this VSI Reading Guide as an Adobe PDF (28 KB)

Questions for Thought and Discussion

What is the difference between psychotherapy, psychology and psychiatry?
How is counselling different from psychotherapy?
How do psychotherapists and counsellors train? Is there a qualification?
What are the three main processes in psychoanalysis?
Freud made a dramatic U-turn about the cause of neurosis. Do you think he was right?
What does an ‘interpretation’ in psychoanalysis attempt to link together?
Psychoanalysis divides the structure of the mind into three parts. What are they and how do they interact?
How did Jung’s theory and practice differ from Freud’s?
What are the three vital qualities that all psychotherapists need irrespective of their type of practice?
Does psychotherapy only suit a special type of person? What type?
What are the key distinguishing features of the three time-limited therapies described here (CAT, SFT and IPT)?
How do you think our early experiences could influence our later behaviour and relationships?
How is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) radically different from most other therapies and counselling?
CBT identifies three layers of thinking – what are they and which does it focus on most?
What are the advantages of group and family over individual therapy?
How limited is psychotherapy to our narrow Western world-view?
How has the rise of psychotherapy altered our society? What do you think has been good about it and what not so good?
Do you think we will still need psychotherapy in 50 years’ time?

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